The Greatest Showman: The Dark Truth

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PT Barnum Documentary / PT Barnum Movie.... P.T. Barnum was one of the richest and most famous men in America. And then in a matter of weeks… he lost everything. On the one hand, this is a story about a man who built his fortune through lies, and exploitation. Because before Barnum was a successful businessman and global celebrity, he scammed people out of their money by claiming he’d discovered mermaids, cavemen, and a 161 year-old woman (Joice Heth). And the truth is much darker and twisted than you may think. But on the other hand, this is also the story of an incredibly creative and hard-working entrepreneur who climbed all the way to the top, lost everything, and then rose from the ashes to become an even greater success. Eventually, Barnum became the world’s greatest showman; He completely transformed the great American circus, and his spectacular performances were sought after by the likes of the Queen of England, and the King of France. PT Barnum’s journey as a showman is a masterclass in capturing people’s attention and turning it into money - by whatever means necessary. This is the crazy true story of P.T. Barnum by MagnatesMedia. For more incredible business and entrepreneur stories, subscribe to MagnatesMedia.
PT Barnum: The Shocking Truth
PT Barnum: The Twisted Truth
The Greatest Showman: The TRUTH
The Surprising Truth of PT Barnum
PT Barnum: The Real Life Greatest Showman
The Profitable Business of Freak Shows
The Greatest Showman: The Dark Truth
The REAL Greatest Showman - Dark Truth
The freak show king
The freak show millionaire
How To Get Rich From Freak Shows
How He Made Millions From Freak Shows
⌛ Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:13 Chapter 1: The Laziest Boy In Town
06:54 Chapter 2: The 161 Year Old
11:20 Chapter 3: The Showman
14:44 Chapter 4: Stardom
19:17 Chapter 5: The Swedish Nightingale
25:16 Chapter 6: The Lowest of Lows
30:29 KZbin Course
30:52 Chapter 7: Fire!
35:38 Chapter 8: The Greatest Show On Earth
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Negotiated prices with a cut of the profit helped too. He was a good negotiator even as a kid. Even if I lived underground, Barnum at 12yrs old could sell me sunscreen.

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You have never heard of P.T Barnum? Do you mind telling me which country you’re from?

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​@@user-Camjja I'm from India. Never heard of him.

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Only heard of him when "the greatest showman" with Hugh Jackman came out years ago. Never before, and never since.

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@@cedricol Same, never heard of the guy before this movie. I would say that he's world famous in America 😉

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As a former Bridgeport CT resident, I can say that the city still pays homage to Barnum. There are streets called Tom Thumb St and Iranistan St (the name of his mansion), the Barnum Museum is very active, and a larger than life statue of him sits at the beach, looking across the Long Island Sound. No one here pretends that he was a saint, but his contributions to entertainment and advertising concepts are undeniable.

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I grew up in Bridgeport, too. You couldn’t escape PT. I always enjoyed the Barnum Festival during the summer, and the Barnum Museum. Last I heard, they hadn’t reopened yet after sustaining wind damage a few years ago.

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P.T Barnum's greatest enemy was fire, it had it out for him.

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I went to the barnum and bailey bros circus when i was a kid. I can confidently say it was actually the greatest show on earth and I'm sad it's gone. I was in a horrible place in my life at the time but that circus performance made me forget everything wrong in my life

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how he died in 1891

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@@Zoro-hn7vp and the circus continued it's show for decades. how did that concept not even cross your mind?

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@@Zoro-hn7vpthe commenter is 142 years old

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The show was amazing. Running away and joining was a great plan as a child :)

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@@Zoro-hn7vp The commentor is the 161 year old woman.

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he did?

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He did not con people out of money, he was very open about his "humbugs". People paid money to be entertained and baffled by his shows. He was a showman, he put on shows. He wasn't trying to convince people he had real mermaids. He gave lucrative work to people who otherwise wouldn't have had such income opportunities.

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He basically sold the dreams and fantasies of creatures and ideas that didn't exist.

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YEP. People don't say Hollywood is a lie. Movies are stories/shows. He put on shows with a story, before they had movies. What's the difference?

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What people consider bad today was not bad then. It was the times. It is imho inappropriate to moralize yesterday by today's standards. He was a great man who did amazing things in a time where women were owned, racism was the norm and people were paid pennies per hour. Good on him

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The animals that were killed and mistreated makes this man a monster.

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Fun fact: there is a psychological phenomenon which is named after PT Barnum called the "Barnum Effect" According to dictionary: "the tendency to accept as true types of information such as character assessments or horoscopes, even when the information is so vague as to be worthless"

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